Church is barely recognisable today from those that I attended in my childhood. I grew up sitting in my Sunday best on cold hard pews, in poorly heated buildings, singing endlessly long hymns, listening to … Read More
God can’t answer the why in the now
Sometimes you just never see it coming. In the space of about ten days God turned our world upside down. One moment we’re settled and committed to building God’s Kingdom in the east end of … Read More
Finding Peace In A Noisy World
A few years ago on New Years Day, I emerged out of the shower and said to Julia, ‘How do you fancy going to the New Year sales at the Trafford Centre?’ She thought I’d … Read More
Game Changer
Game Changers In sport one change can transform the result. We can probably all remember a sports event where a coach has made a decision that has literally changed the game. Perhaps it has been a … Read More
Blindspots
Have you ever been driving and not seen someone and nearly hit them!? I was driving on the motorway in England a couple of years ago and having checked my mirrors I began to slowly … Read More
Don’t Worry Pray!
When Bob Marley sang the immortal words, ‘Don’t worry about a thing, cause every little things gonna be alright’ (Three Little Birds) he was pretty much on to something! The Apostle Paul taught the Philippians: … Read More
The Missing Key To Success
I regularly come across people who know that something is missing from their lives and in particular their faith. The search is on for the missing key. If you were to listen to the many self help … Read More
Be Thankful
How do you start your day? In our house either the alarm goes off or our dog starts barking. I’m always the first one up and the kettle goes straight on. We simply have to … Read More